Norwegian Offshore Industry Authority (Havtil)

The Norwegian Marine Industry Authority (Havtil) is a government supervisory and administrative body with authority responsibility for safety, working environment, emergency preparedness and security within the marine industry.

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Havtil is investigating incidents of decompression sickness at the Goliat Field, and the authority also explains why it rejected a Shelf Drilling AoC jackup application.
June 11, 2024
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The Valemon platform in the North Sea
Havtil has given its consent to Norske Shell for decommissioning and removal activities at the Knarr Field in the northern North Sea.
May 14, 2024
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The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is urging extra vigilance among offshore facility and vessel operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Sept. 26, 2022
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The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is monitoring potential threats to Norway’s petroleum industry posed by the war in Ukraine.
April 9, 2022

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Oseberg Field Center offshore Norway
A recent incident at the Equinor-operated Oseberg H normally unmanned wellhead platform in the Norwegian North Sea is being investigated.
June 10, 2025
Courtesy Ole Jørgen Bratland, Equinor
Hammerfest LNG plant on Melkøya
Equinor has authorization from the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) to install a new connection point on the Snøhvit gas pipeline in the Barents Sea offshore northern...
May 19, 2025
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Njord A
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) is investigating an oil spill from the Equinor-operated Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea at the end of last year.
March 18, 2025
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Åsgard A production vessel
Equinor must respond to an investigation conducted by the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) into an incident onboard the Åsgard A production vessel in the Norwegian ...
Jan. 14, 2025
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A survey of temporarily plugged and abandoned (P&A’d) wells offshore Norway this year shows that numbers have doubled between 2022 and 2024.
Nov. 20, 2024